“There are a lot of obstacles that kids have to go through now a’ days that they shouldn’t have to,” Officer Tom Sewell said.

The life of a police officer is not all about solving crimes. It is about something more.

“You get the unique opportunity to help people and you get to do something new every day,” Sewell said.

On Saturday, Duluth Police Officers and kids shared moments; the kind of moments that will build bonds of trust.

“We want the kids to run to us, not away from us,” Sewell said. “The kids just connected to me. At first it was like, ‘Oh, it’s a cop, someone is in trouble,’ I’ve been going in and out for a couple of months and now I’m like their best friend.”

Officer Sewell and the DPD are bringing a new program to town that is aiming to build positive attitudes towards police officers.

“It’s easy to build those relationships, this is our part of trying to do that,” Sewell said.

Some studies show that if kids respect police officers on the ball field, they will come to respect the laws police officers enforce.

Caleb, one of the kids who participated in Saturday’s activities, wants to be a police officer or fire fighter when he grows up.